David Barnea, the Mossad director, played a crucial role in determining when to show tactical flexibility to seal the deal with Hamas. While many remain unaware of the exact details of his actions.

President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.

Negotiators in Qatar are close to a ceasefire deal that sees an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian detainees, a six-week pause in fighting and eventual troop withdrawal from Gaza.

Negotiators are on “the brink” of an agreement to end the fighting and free hostages, according to President Biden.

A ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas has been reached, NBC News reports, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the bloody 15-month war that has wreaked destruction and inflamed tensions across the region.

The Qatari prime minister is set to meet Tuesday with Mossad Director David Barnea to ... Gaza and pressure the Netanyahu government and Hamas to adhere to later phases of the deal.

Israeli negotiators attending ceasefire and hostage release talks in Doha have expressed “cautious optimism,” even as some gaps between both sides persist, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Israel and Hamas are under pressure from outgoing US President Joe Biden and Trump to reach a deal before the January 20 inauguration.

As Israel and Hamas reach a ceasefire after 15 months of brutal conflict, fears grow over the prisoner swap deal. Could it lead to the release of the next Hamas terror mastermind, like October 7 plotter Yahya Sinwar?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza

Four officials acknowledged that progress has been made and said the coming days would be critical for ending more than 15 months of fighting.